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>> we will see conditions 18 degrees warmer than what we are normally used to sing. we are talking about pretty warm afternoon highs. san francisco will have a high of 73 degrees. san jose will climb to 87. in terms of temperatures right now we're waking up to 40's and '50's. it is a little bit cooler in the north. it is 54 degrees right now in san mateo. fremont is currently at 58 degrees. >> for those of you getting ready to go out the door you can expect a stress free commute. there are no hot spots or major problems. here is a live look at 101 across the golden gate bridge. they are still
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trouble-free from san francisco and the north bay. the drive time is still 21 minutes from highway 37 to downtown san francisco. west bound 580 out of tracy is the usual stop and go traffic. as >> we want to start in southern california, where hundreds of firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on a fast moving while fire. if there are two fires burning, the larger of the two is in ventura county, here are some images of the massive fire that is still burning in camarillo. more than 12 square miles have been burning, that is 8,000 a. and about 2000 homes are threatened. if the fires about 50 mi. northwest of los angeles. 15 homes have
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been damaged as the fire started yesterday morning. >> the second fire near los angeles, is at least 40 percent contained. the summit fire has burned around 3,000 a. of land since it started on wednesday. fire officials say least one home was destroyed in so far 2 firefighters have been hurt. officials say that this year's potential for significant fires as southern california will be above normal. >> here and the bay area u
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firefighters in sonoma county still on the front lines, as they continued to battle what they're calling the yellow fire. the fire started tuesday and currently a only house spots remain. crews will continue to monitor the fire, they say it is about 80 percent contained. if these are some of the images of the yellow fire from wednesday, from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> in danville, police are searching for a missing at risk teenager. 15 your role mdeline langill was last seen by her family she left her home around 6:00 p.m. last night. kron4 mike
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pelton joins us this morning. >> she is 15 years old, and name is madeline langill, people stated that she got into a family dispute as she left her home. she has reddish brown hair and is about 5 in. tall. she weighs about a hundred and 30 lbs.. volunteers will come out here once more between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to continue to look for our. there was also havif you, or yon know where she is you should call authorities. her message loves her and they are concerned. best case scenario is that she just went to blow off steam. they hope that she comes home
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state. >> if there is a friend out there that is keeping her at home please tell police where she is. there are a lot of resources that are being used to look for our. >> a lot of volunteers spent the night looking for her. they will be right back out this morning. >> it was not very pretty, but the warriors have won their first playoff series since 2007. the warriors came alive in the third quarter after being down by two at halftime. stephen curry had 22 points to go with eight assists, a big man andrew bogut had his best game of a whole year, with 8 points and a whopping 21 rebounds. it looked like the warriors were born to
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crews for the way, being up as many as 18 points at one point, but turnovers made a three-point game. the warriors had 10 turnovers and the fourth quarter alone. thanks to poor free- throw shooting by the nuggets, the warriors were able to hold on that 1921088.to win to . >>
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>> the warriors will now go to around two to play the san antonio spurs. that game will start on monday. >> he is still recovering
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from injuries from the boston marathon bombing. a few hours, we will hear from 12 year role aaron hern and his family as they finally opened up about the ordeal. kron4 will tran is live in martinez this morning with the details. >> he was waiting to see his mother crossed the finish line and the bombs went off. he had have to surgery's the but the good part, is that his mother and his sister or were not injured. they stayed by his bedside. he also had a visit from first lady michelle obama when he was in a hospital. they have not officially talk to the media but that will talk to us a 10:00 a.m. this morning. we will talk with them on how they are doing. i am sure that they will get all the love to the bay area because there were so many people hole came out to
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restaurants to donate money to the hern family. we cannot wait to bring you the news. >> the time is 6:08 a.m.. we will be right back. female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪
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new greagrt grains protein blend. >> welcome back. good news on the job front. u.s.
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employers added 165,000 jobs in the month of april. showing a much stronger hiring picture than the previous two months. the report trims the unemployment rate to a four year low of 7.5%. in addition to the april gains, the government said employers added 138,000 jobs in march and 332,000 in february. >> a third grade teacher at alvarado elementary school in union city has been arrested for multiple counts of child molestation. this is michael howet. police say, there are a significant number of female victims, all of them are his students, they are between the ages of 8 and 9. he faces 17 felony counts of lewd and lee bass is a tax on a child under the age of 14. as well as, 23
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misdemeanor counts of unknowing or molesting a child. >> in livermore, police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a child. police are now saying that they believe there might have more victims. joshua and rojas was taken to santa up reached the jail on charges of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14. his arrest came fall when a sexual assault investigation in livermore, the march. detectives concluded the case on wednesday. police would not say how the victim knew rojas, but they did say that the victim was an acquaintance. >> which will be right back. we will be right back.
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>> the time is 6:15 a.m.. here are live pictures out of care marla this mornincamarin ventura county. 10,000 a. have burned. 10 percent is contained. >> joining us to talk more about this is danial berlant with cal fire. >> danes became a lot worse
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as we talk to you yesterday morning. talk about how this is a threat. >> this fire just took off yesterday's morning has grown to about $10 an acre so. only 10 percent has been contained. there are very strong gusty winds. california has been under a red flag warning. the dry conditions are really making our job very hard. >> some of the teacpitchers that we are showiare you still p some of this down. >> we do have some reports of some homes that were damaged but right now we are doing our best with the fire crews at the underground level. we are trying to protect these
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homes as much as possible. so far the fire has damaged about 4000 homes. we are born to have to call for more resources if this fire continues to burn this way. we are doing everything that we can at this point to put a stop to this. >> when we talk about the fire in northern california that is winding down. will you should any of the cruise from here to there? >> if the fire is more contained, we will certainly start moving those. this is one of the reasons why most of the area has seen a lot of smoke. we do have some large fires
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that we are trying to deal with. but for the first week of may, this is a sight to see. >> just looking at these pictures more than a thousand firefighters personnel are down there. are you maxed out with resources? >> when we have a series of fires like this we have to start prioritizing our resources. as of today we have 3000 firefighters on line because we have six major fires that are burning. we have seen this much higher, so we did see a lot of local fire fighters and others that have came man took assistance. obviously, we will be able to call upon other states if we have to get to that point. why now, 're able to use the resources that we have here. >> the temperature will be 91 degrees and that will always make it more
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difficult. >> the high temperatures with low humidity a strong winds is the perfect condition for a wild fire. these are not conditions that we like to see. there are several counts is set are ocounties under a red flag warning. >> we had an alert on the fires this morning san that pesticides and has met teams were activated for areas. some of the people in the area were told not to breathe and the smoke because of has led dangers. do you know anything about that situation? >> there was a building that caught fire yesterday, and the air adviser was put into effect because of the
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chemicals get into their wait. at this time i do not have anything additional, but when you have a fire that is born like this it made definitely a lot of toxins in the air. that is why an adviser was put into place. >> he was just given dustup that on the fires are burning, we appreciate you joining us. >> eventually, next week we should have better weather. >> i just won a touch more of a fire. they're red flag morning will expire letter on this afternoon. it is not much different than what we saw in the bay area. the winds are strong but the temperatures are very on part what we're seeing right now. the afternoon highs will climb in the low 90s and the same for us. they
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are extremely dry due to the lack of precipitation. as will start a live look at the james lick freeway we are waking up to clear bright skies. if the temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60's. san francisco was at 58 degrees futurecast 4 highlights '70s and '80s by lunchtime. we do set the stage to break some records. by 8:00 p.m. tonight the temperatures will be back down to the '60s and '70s. >> here's a closer look at your afternoon high. we could see plenty of 94 places of antioch and fairfield. 90 degrees and pittsburg and 894 san leandro. 70's for san bruno and oakland becoming in at 80. for those of you going to the giants game at
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at&t park the first pitch is that 7:15 p.m.. the temperatures will be in the low 60's. it will be cooler as we head into the weekend. there will be a 10% chance of showers. >> the time is 623 am. >> we do not have any hot spots to worry about so far this one, let's take a look at the traffic heading into san francisco. what a difference 15 minutes makes. the metering lights have been activated and the traffic is backed up to 880 over crossing. this is good news, but busy tourist and climb. the san mateo bridge looks good but it is a little crowded on the west bound side. so far your drive time is still at 14 minutes. your commute across the golden gate bridge is still smoltz.oth. take
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a look and highway 1 01 is quickly filling in from san jose to sunnyvale. we have pockets of slow traffic after the 880 split. drive time is 30 minutes from 85 to highway 84. >> we will have more news and weather after the break. c'mon buddy, arms up.
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>> the fda plans to complete a long awaited safety review of its common active ingredient in antibacterial products this year. it will also looked at whether the chemical actually works. triclosan has been used in products like soap for more than four years. the fda says of the chemical is not currently known to be hazardous to human health. the agency says animal studies have shown but agree that changes hormone regulation. it also says that other studies have raised the possibility it contributes to making bacteria resistant to antibiotics. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news, we will have the latest on a wild fires that are burning in southern california. >> here is a live look at
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>> the financial market had a huge report come out this morning. when it more jobs than expected which helped push the unemployment rate down to 7 1/2%. we've not seen that. investors seem to be riding high on that in the dow is up 24 points before opening bell. >> let's take a look as we update the wildfires in southern california. this is 10,000 a. and a growing. we just did an interview with cal fire and they said they have a thousand
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firefighters on this and they will put more on. this is very dangerous to homes. they've gone from 2000 to 4000 homes threatened. evacuation orders are under way there. this fire had already damaged about 15 homes and caused the campus of university to an island to be evacuated. it is moving >> there is a set a fire burning near al a. that one is 65 percent contained. you could see these aerial pictures and it is not nearly as intense as the other. this is been burning for a while now, 3,000 a. have gone up since wednesday. at least one home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured fighting this fire. the potential for significant
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fires and california will be above normal with this intensity and early start to the fire season. >> we are warming up already and and and we will be hot but we are starting to cool down. >> that's right because of the westerly breeze. although high pressure is starting to break down over head, it will still be another toasty day just a couple of degrees cooler the more we saw yesterday. places like livermore, fairfield and antioch as well. i'll have a complete breakdown of those numbers coming up in just a bit. walnut creek 90, livermore 91, 85 vallejo. this will be another scorching day.
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>> 15 year old madeline landau was last the last night around 6:00 p.m.. mike pelton is talking about the search for her. >> the contra costa county
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sheriff's department said at this command post late last night. there searching places issues to work and frequent but so far they have come up with nothing.
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where is the at risk part, where is the concern? >> she is 15 years old and they do not know where she went. the police department began the search around 6:00 last night. the contra costa county sheriff's department volunteers set up this command post. they do not suspect foul play or pay anything suspicious, she is just mad and angry. >> police are looking for
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clues and the death of an 8 year-old calaveras county girl have hit a roadblock. leila fowler was stabbed in her valley springs home on saturday and now investigators say one of the witnesses in the case has since changed her story. >> a witness says recanted her previous statements in describing the person she claims she saw running away. " bob's
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the woman arrested and accused of trying to poison customers at a san jose starbucks is free this morning. police that if it year-old suspect was by putting orange juice bottles spiked with lethal doses of alcohol and a store cool air at a starbucks on snow and a bit ave this tuesday. this is the woman walking out from the elmwood correctional facility yesterday. prosecutors say they are not filing any charges, if any program that further investigation. right now they're waiting for toxicology reports to come back. those results could take up to three weeks. >> nearly 10,000 a. have burned so far and they are long way away and getting this contain. we'll have more details coming up in just a few minutes. look at them kids. [ sigh ]
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640 a m and a live look outside the bay bridge. it is going to be very hot today. fremont is currently 60 degrees with a high of 86 today. the in the area is still going to bake and we have one more hot they get through. there is a big-time cool down just-in-time for the weekend. we'll talk about that next week as we continue. today i task force and new town conn will talk about what to do with the sandy hook elementary school. that is where 21st graders and six adults were killed in december by gunmen. the task force has narrowed their choices down to two options, renovate or rebuild sandy hook orb build a new school altogether near the current
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site. residents in newtown have expressed mixed opinions on whether sandy hook should be torn down or renovated. >> rhode island's governor has signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. the bill goes into effect august 1st. the state house gave final approval yesterday, after the senate passed it last week. rhode island was the only state in new england were same-sex marriage was illegal until now. it's now the tense state and the country to allow same-sex marriage. the u.s. supreme court is expected to rule by next month on major cases revolving around a marriage. 6:42 a.m. and let's take a break. live look at the james lick freeway. don't forget, we are just 60 days away from the bay to breakers race and we have you covered start to finish. 2 and may 19th at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron4.
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>> i live look in their cam mariel word 10,000 a. is burning now. --camarillo this has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. 4000 homes have been threatened by this. they're very concerned about it as it moves toward the pacific. it is now burning in the direction of malibu. this is one of six fire is burning in the state of california. >> we talked with cal fire within the hour and they're talking about how the winds are working against them. >> have been following this red flag warning
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forcamarillo. the winds are still blowing from the north and that is very dangerous the red flag warning expires and we will have humidity levels and the low teens. is 13%. we should see some improvement in the forecast by tonight with temperatures cooling and the winds starting to die down. this is something we will continue to monitor. we'll have live pictures coming from the scene of the fire. in the bay area, we are starting off the live look from the golden gate bridge. mainly clear skies and temperatures still and 44 vallejo, santa rosa. 53 san mateo and future cast for tracking the temperatures were today '70s and '80s by lunchtime. 3:00 p.m. it will
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start to see red and some of the inland spots where it will be 90 degrees. " conditions and coastal fog by 8:00 p.m. tonight. breaking down afternoon highs 93 cupertino. low 90s antioch, up fairfield antioch pittsburg. castro valley 83, oakland 80, 77 alameda. 7 day around the bay forecast highlights cooler weather into the weekend. we'll continue with that cool down as we start the next work week. high pressure is already setting into the weekend and that means some raindrops could enter the forecast. slight chance of rain sunday evening lasting perhaps until tuesday. we'll continue to monitor that for you but first tier is robin. >> for those of you
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traveling to the east bay from san francisco there is a little problem at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is not a hot spot but it is filling in. the lights are on of the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backing on the 880 over crossing coming out of oakland is backing up the west grand. if you are coming from 580 is driving up the incline. 12 minutes from the oakland a's. 92 looks good, no accidents or stalls. hayward foster city commute is still slows the of the san mateo bridge. the golden gate bridge, traffic is still nice and light in both directions. 21 minutes drive time between about and ssan francisco. an accident on at 80 but it was quickly cleared and is now backing up the commute. the drive time from tunnel to the oakland a's, 16 minutes.
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>> 6498 am and governor jerry brown is warning that the plan that he submitted to as federal judges to ease present prison overcrowding in the state would undermine public safety. the plan calls for increasing early release credits for inmates and paroling elderly and incapacitated prisoners. it also allow inmates with the violent history become firefighters. the judge and require the state's outline how would meet a court order population cat by the end of the year. brown plans to seek a delay while he appeals the ruling on overcrowding, which already has been up held once by the u.s. supreme court. >> the hunt for dmitri storm one of the most wanted fugitives from marin county to big sur has intensified. a $500 reward is being offered by the santa cruz
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county sheriff's department for the 42 year-old suspect. storm is suspected and at least had net vehicle thefts and as many as 40 vehicle burglaries' over the past month. that use the leaves are misleading and stolen vehicles and dodging deputies on back roads. >> if someone from the public does see storm please immediately called 911 and we will get deputies up there very very quickly. we firmly believe that someone's car or their personal property is not worth injury or worse from this individual. we have been told by family members that he has a history of mental health issues and he is highly unpredictable. >> debbie say storm could should be considered armed and dangerous. he has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse. the search is focusing on the san lorenzo valley and on the summit in the socle hills. >> and jack police arrested a man after they say they found evidence of marijuana
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grower operation inside a house. are there yu was taken into custody wednesday morning after officers serve a search warrant on deere's bring way. you and see all the marijuana plants on during a search. these are photographs taken by the antioch police and they recovered more than 500 marijuana plants inside the house. >> this 1987 rookie baseball card of barry bonds which he signed and wrote say no to drugs is now available on ebay for $100,000. indeed ebay and at seller claims, this card represents the most unique and ironic collectable available for the paul rising star. although there been 15 offer so far, apparently none of them have met the $100,000 asking price. >> the dow was looking great, charging up 140 points right now.
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>> we are back in a quick update on the fire burning in southern camcalifornia in camarillo. 4000 homes are threatened right now. there at least a thousand firefighters down there. we just got word in the last few minutes that there will be a cal fire strike team headed down that way in a brand-new engine that is designed for structure protection. there are a lot of homes down there and neighborhoods threatened as the fire advances towards more populated areas. >> the pheat is worse down there too. the winds are going to be tended 20 mi. per hour. that will make fighting a fire more
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difficult. our high is also up 91 in the inland spots. we began a little cool down during the weekend. we'll go from the '90s inland today to the '70s going into next week. >> we will take a quick break and be back with more news at the top of the hour. this is the newt santa clara stadium for the 49ers. it looks like our chances for hosting superable 50 may be getting stronger, we will find out.
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(male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> good morning it is friday may 30th and our top stories, a southern california as one of them with high winds and high temperatures. that is
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making this mess of fire much harder to fight. >> it is battling the he day to in the bay area. we will notice a big cool down by the coast and here in san francisco. and then, another day to bake. >> take a look at some of today's highs, walnut creek could reach 90. a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday but still in the '90s. 91 expected in livermore this afternoon. downtown san francisco, yesterday we reached a high of 88 degrees. today i think we will only come in at 73. in the south bay, you could see sunnyvale 87, 83 santa clara, 93 cupertino. today is the last day of record- breaking heat. i will talk cooler weather and a chance for sprinkles coming up in my next report. >>'

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